ABS SELLERS HOPING TO PROFIT FROM DEMAND

AUTHOR(S)

Brice, Andy

PUB. DATE

April 2007

SOURCE

ICIS Chemical Business;4/30/2007, Vol. 2 Issue 64, p29

SOURCE TYPE

Trade Publication

DOC. TYPE

Article

ABSTRACT

The article reports on the plan of European producers of acrylonitrile-butadiene-styrene (ABS) to increase prices. Margin improvement remains at the top of the agenda for ABS sellers, with rising raw material costs still chipping away at profitability. April 2007 barge contracts are up â‚¬35 to 40/tonne on the previous month to â‚¬1,085 to 1,120/tonne, with May numbers set to rise again because of firming crude and benzene costs.

ACCESSION #

25073735

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